Not Going Home
Compte:
64
Mur:
2
Niveau:
Improver
Chorégraphe:
Bill Bader (CAN) & Grant Gadbois (CAN)
Musique:
No! We're Not Going Home - The BordererS
TOE FANS RIGHT (IN-OUT-IN-OUT) AND LEFT (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)
The action here makes the foot resemble a windshield wiper/ windscreen wiper
1Stomp right heel slightly forward with toe lifted and angled in (left)
2Keeping right heel down rotate right toe out (right)
3Keeping right heel down rotate right toe in (left)
4As you rotate right toe out lower the toe taking weight on right foot (angled right)
5Stomp left heel slightly forward with toe lifted and angled in (right)
6Keeping left heel down rotate left toe out (left)
7Keeping left heel down rotate left toe in (right)
8As you rotate left toe out lower the toe taking weight on left foot (angled left)
4 SCUFF STEPS FORWARD
These steps are all shorter than walking steps because the scuff is first
1-2Scuff right heel forward, step right foot forward
3-4Scuff left heel forward, step left foot a half-step forward
5-6Scuff right heel forward, step right foot a half-step forward
7-8Scuff left heel forward, step left foot a half-step forward
2 MONTEREY HALF TURNS
1-2Touch right toe to right side, turn ½ right and step right foot down beside left (6:00)
3-4Touch left toe to left side, step left foot down beside right
5-6Touch right toe to right side, turn ½ right and step right foot down beside left (12:00)
7-8Touch left toe to left side, step left foot down beside right
To simplify the Monterey turns, make them side touches without turns
LINDY ROCK RIGHT, LINDY ROCK LEFT
1&2Triple right: step right foot to right side, slide/step left beside right, step right foot to right side
3-4Step left foot back behind right, rock forward replacing weight on right foot
5&6Triple left: step left foot to left side, slide/step right beside left, step left foot to left side
7-8Step right foot back behind left, rock forward replacing weight on left foot
KICK BALL/CHANGE, KICK BALL/CHANGE, VINE RIGHT TURNING ¼, STOMP
1&2Kick right forward, step ball of right beside left, step left foot beside right
3&4Kick right forward, step ball of right beside left, step left foot beside right
5-6Step right foot to right side, cross step left foot behind right
7-8Step right foot to right side turning ¼ right, stomp left heel beside right (3:00)
KICK BALL/CHANGE, KICK BALL/CHANGE, VINE LEFT TURNING ¼, SCUFF
1&2Kick left forward, step ball of left beside right, step right foot beside left
3&4Kick left forward, step ball of left beside right, step right foot beside left
5-6Step left foot to left side, cross step right foot behind left
7-8Step left foot to left side turning ¼ left, scuff right heel forward (12:00)
FORWARD, TOUCH/SNAP, BACK, TOUCH/SNAP, JUMP BACK, CLAP, JUMP BACK, CLAP
1-2Step right foot forward, touch left toe beside right and snap fingers of both hands
3-4Step left foot back, touch right toe beside left and snap fingers of both hands
For the snaps, it looks good to have the hands up at shoulder level and out
&5Syncopated (small) jump back first with right foot back, then left foot beside right
6Clap
&7Syncopated (small) jump back first with right foot back, then left foot beside right
8Clap
SEMI-CIRCULAR TRAVELING SWIVELS MOVING BACK TO LEFT
1-2Swivel both heels left, then both toes
3-8Continue swiveling heels then toes, moving left in an semi-circular arc, finishing on the back wall with toes angled left
Advanced option: replace normal swivels with moving applejacks
REPEAT
I would like to thank The Borderers for offering this commission to me by sending the song in advance of its release. They even said they had me in mind when they wrote it!
The action here makes the foot resemble a windshield wiper/ windscreen wiper
1Stomp right heel slightly forward with toe lifted and angled in (left)
2Keeping right heel down rotate right toe out (right)
3Keeping right heel down rotate right toe in (left)
4As you rotate right toe out lower the toe taking weight on right foot (angled right)
5Stomp left heel slightly forward with toe lifted and angled in (right)
6Keeping left heel down rotate left toe out (left)
7Keeping left heel down rotate left toe in (right)
8As you rotate left toe out lower the toe taking weight on left foot (angled left)
4 SCUFF STEPS FORWARD
These steps are all shorter than walking steps because the scuff is first
1-2Scuff right heel forward, step right foot forward
3-4Scuff left heel forward, step left foot a half-step forward
5-6Scuff right heel forward, step right foot a half-step forward
7-8Scuff left heel forward, step left foot a half-step forward
2 MONTEREY HALF TURNS
1-2Touch right toe to right side, turn ½ right and step right foot down beside left (6:00)
3-4Touch left toe to left side, step left foot down beside right
5-6Touch right toe to right side, turn ½ right and step right foot down beside left (12:00)
7-8Touch left toe to left side, step left foot down beside right
To simplify the Monterey turns, make them side touches without turns
LINDY ROCK RIGHT, LINDY ROCK LEFT
1&2Triple right: step right foot to right side, slide/step left beside right, step right foot to right side
3-4Step left foot back behind right, rock forward replacing weight on right foot
5&6Triple left: step left foot to left side, slide/step right beside left, step left foot to left side
7-8Step right foot back behind left, rock forward replacing weight on left foot
KICK BALL/CHANGE, KICK BALL/CHANGE, VINE RIGHT TURNING ¼, STOMP
1&2Kick right forward, step ball of right beside left, step left foot beside right
3&4Kick right forward, step ball of right beside left, step left foot beside right
5-6Step right foot to right side, cross step left foot behind right
7-8Step right foot to right side turning ¼ right, stomp left heel beside right (3:00)
KICK BALL/CHANGE, KICK BALL/CHANGE, VINE LEFT TURNING ¼, SCUFF
1&2Kick left forward, step ball of left beside right, step right foot beside left
3&4Kick left forward, step ball of left beside right, step right foot beside left
5-6Step left foot to left side, cross step right foot behind left
7-8Step left foot to left side turning ¼ left, scuff right heel forward (12:00)
FORWARD, TOUCH/SNAP, BACK, TOUCH/SNAP, JUMP BACK, CLAP, JUMP BACK, CLAP
1-2Step right foot forward, touch left toe beside right and snap fingers of both hands
3-4Step left foot back, touch right toe beside left and snap fingers of both hands
For the snaps, it looks good to have the hands up at shoulder level and out
&5Syncopated (small) jump back first with right foot back, then left foot beside right
6Clap
&7Syncopated (small) jump back first with right foot back, then left foot beside right
8Clap
SEMI-CIRCULAR TRAVELING SWIVELS MOVING BACK TO LEFT
1-2Swivel both heels left, then both toes
3-8Continue swiveling heels then toes, moving left in an semi-circular arc, finishing on the back wall with toes angled left
Advanced option: replace normal swivels with moving applejacks
REPEAT
I would like to thank The Borderers for offering this commission to me by sending the song in advance of its release. They even said they had me in mind when they wrote it!